Yesterday on his blog, John Fea highlighted the chart that sociologist Ryan Burge had generated from the study done by FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) about colleges with the highest percentage of students who had been homeschooled. First, […]
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“Postcards from Babylon”
During the pandemic I participated in this movie. It is now available, at least for the moment, for free. It is worth your time:
Petri: “Ivanka and Jared working to distance themselves from consequences of their own actions”
The title of Alexandra Petri’s column says it all. Here is a taste: After working very hard for years in the Trump administration, with special portfolios that included everything from Working Women to Peace in the Middle East (a subject […]
Pence says he was “proud” to certify the election
Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman on the latest from Penceville: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night made his most forceful attempt yet to separate himself from his former boss, Donald J. Trump, on the issue of certifying the […]
Trump’s “National Garden of American Heroes” will not happen
Remember Donald Trump’s “National Garden of American Heroes?” Joe Biden just canceled it. Here is Zeke Miller at the Associated Press: President Joe Biden on Friday put the kibosh on his predecessor’s planned “National Garden of American Heroes” and revoked […]
“You may never see those numbers again”
OK, I’ll admit it. Our “numbers” are a bit down here at the blog since Trump left office. We still get thousands of readers a day, but during the Trump era we often had tens of thousands of readers a […]
Ah, the memories! Court evangelicals in their natural habitat
Jim Garlow, one of the lesser-known court evangelicals, shared this video today at his public Facebook page. The date was May 3, 2017. I see the following court evangelicals schmoozing with their political savior as the band plays “New York, […]
Politico: Biden’s speech was ideological without sounding ideological
Great analysis here by John Harris of Politico: Though Biden is rarely described as gifted orator, his speech was a remarkable performance in part because it didn’t soar and largely didn’t even try to. In plain-spoken language, he depicted a […]
Pence cashes in
Mike Pence’s Simon & Schuster-published memoir is scheduled for 2023, just in time for the next presidential election. The deal will put a $3-4 million dollar advance in Pence’s pocket. Here is CNN: Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal […]